Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Hugh LaFollette and Todd May

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy
21900 Deleuze relies on Spinoza (immanence), Bergson (duration), and difference (Nietzsche) [May]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction
20653 Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / a. Dilemmas
20877 Errors in moral practice might be inconsistent or inappropriate principles, or inappropriate application [LaFollette]
20878 We can discuss the criteria of a judgment, or the weight given to them, or their application [LaFollette]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / c. Omissions
20881 The act/omission distinction is important for duties, but less so for consequences [LaFollette]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
20886 Are we only obligated by agreement, or should we always help the weak? [LaFollette]
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism
21898 For existentialists the present is empty without the pull of the future and weight of the past [May]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / a. Liberalism basics
21905 Liberal theory starts from the governed, not from the governor [May]
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 2. Moral rights
20880 Should people be forced to make choices? [LaFollette]
20879 Too many options may open us to unwanted pressures, like being paid very little [LaFollette]